So far, so dry

To the delight of tennis fans who feared the worst today, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have begun their men’s semifinal. It’s a bit after 11 a.m. in the East, and tropical storm Hanna has yet to unleash its fury.

Federer just opened the match by holding serve. There remains a chance that the Rafael Nadal-Andy Murray semifinal will be switched to neighboring Louis Armstrong Stadium, with a noon (Eastern) start. Considering the fact that rain is imminent, at some point today, that would be a smart move. Tournament organizers don’t want to extend the event until Monday, and if they can get both men’s semifinals in, it wouldn’t be a tragedy if tonight’s women’s final gets postponed. They’d simply play a finals doubleheader tomorrow, when the weather is expected to be excellent.